Falling

chapter three

DISCLAIMER- all of these ideas are the wonderful JAMES DASHNERs. I am not capable of coming up with such a great book idea. I only own willow:) hope you enjoy

As I walked back toward the kitchen for dinner I still wasn't really sure what I looked like.

I wonder if they had any mirrors here

I looked down at my hair which was longer than I had expected it to be. It was hazelnut brown with a wavy feel to it. I assumed I was an average height, yet I was shorter than everyone I had met so far.

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In the kitchen, Newt found me as soon as I walked through the door.

"Hey, greenbean. How did you like exploring?"

"It was nice!" I replied with a small smile.

"I heard that you remembered your name! Willow right?" Newt had a huge smile growing on his face. Which made me smile even bigger

"Yeah, that's right."

"Alright, well go get some dinner you're going to need it." Newt turned and heading back to a table with Minho, Alby, and a few other boys I haven't met yet.

As I walked up to the food line I could feel eyes on me. I scanned the room to find everyone minding their business but a curly-haired kid sitting with a tall tanned boy.

I ignored him to continue getting my sandwich. I turned around to have him standing right behind me.

"What are you doing!?" I jumped back at the kid standing right behind me

"Oh sorry didn't mean to scare you. Just wanted to know if you wanted to come and sit with me and Thomas?" He pointed over to one of the corner tables that sat the tanned boy (or Thomas) looking straight at me.

"Um.. sure." Thomas's stare made me uncomfortable. I didn't make eye contact with him until I sat down

"Oh. my name's Chuck and this is Thomas." He pointed to the boy sitting next to him. I nodded and grinned back at them.

"Well you probably already knew this but my name is Willow." The boys nodded back as if they agreed that Willow was my name

Chuck continued with his normal conversation with Thomas occasionally looking up at me and giving me a reassuring grin.

I was almost done with my dinner when I felt someone slide in next to me and bump into me in the process. I glanced to the side to see Gally. My god will this guy ever leave me alone? And it's only been my first day here?!

"What's going on shuck face?" Was he talking to me? I looked up at him with a confused look on my face.

"Oh shuck sorry I-" I cut him off.

"I have a name you know." I rolled my eyes. He put his hands up as in a sorry-I-didn't-know-and-it's-not-my-fault way.

"And what would your name be?"

"Willow," I said flatly trying to get him to leave me alone.

"Alright. I'll leave you to finish your dinner sweet cheeks." With a discussed look on my face, I rolled my eyes. I watched him walk across the kitchen and out the door.

When I turned back around to the two boys, both of their eyes were wide.

"What?" I asked grumpily.

They shook their heads and mumbled "nothing's" and "never mind".

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Newts prospective

I watched as Willow headed to get food. I saw chuck staring. I followed Chuck's gaze to Willow. I watched the whole thing play out as Chuck stood up to approach her.

She turned around and nearly jumped up onto one of the tables. I saw them exchange words and Willow headed over to Chuck and Thomas' table.

I chuckled to myself at the thought of Willow sitting with those shanks. It was cute. She's cute. Wait what?

"What's up Newt?" Minho was staring at me. He must have heard me laugh.

"Oh sorry, just in my own world." I shared a smile to convince him.

"Alright." He returned to the conversation the other boys were having.

I knew that she would be in good hands with Chuck and Thomas.
I thought everything would be alright for the most part until out of the corner of my eye I saw Gally slip into the set next to Willow.

I had my full attention on them now. They talked for a while. Willow retracted her body away from Gally as he said something bad. He held up his hands, said a few more words, got up, and left. I let out a breath that I didn't know I was holding.

I saw Willow watch Gally cross the room and leave. Both of the boys had their eyes on her the whole time with eyes wide. I chuckled and thought, this girl is going to make the Glade very interesting.